tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post7190743878756574968..comments2015-07-31T00:56:04.980-07:00Comments on Woman, Uncensored: Changing minds about circumcision: It's possibleThat Freebie Placenoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-39028418192490517032011-02-11T18:22:59.177-08:002011-02-11T18:22:59.177-08:00When I first got married, I thought, &quot;Of cour...When I first got married, I thought, &quot;Of course we&#39;ll circumcise our sons. Isn&#39;t that what you do when you have a boy?&quot;<br /><br />Not long after, I joined Facebook and was eventually led, through a friend, to Crunchy Domestic Goddess. From there I found Woman, Uncensored and Peaceful Parenting. As I read through the archived articles, I discovered that not everyone in the US circumcises their sons. I&#39;d had no idea. <br /><br />I can&#39;t say exactly what changed my mind but now I am no longer ignorant of such an important topic. I am glad that I got the information and that I was able to see a video of what actually occurs during a circumcision. Seeing that poor baby scream broke my heart. I am now a very vocal intactivist and I am working on convincing my husband, as well. We don&#39;t have any children yet but, I want him to have his mind made up against cutting before we do.Jennifer Wegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342248623643560919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-1819827286204447382010-04-25T23:36:30.382-07:002010-04-25T23:36:30.382-07:00Anonymous...your post regarding not regretting cut...Anonymous...your post regarding not regretting cutting your son is ludicrous!! Not remembering being cut does NOT make it okay! RIC is cosmetic surgery and has no medical benefits! By your &quot;logic,&quot; I should then be able to give my baby girls nose jobs or breast enhancements, since they won&#39;t remember it. *pfffffft*<br />Opinions on RIC don&#39;t matter in the slightest, since it&#39;s a FACTUAL issue. The facts say that circ is painful, has no medical benefits, and carries the risk of MRSA, hemorrhage, and penile loss, to name a FEW. Congratulations on mutiliating your perfect little boy. <br />And don&#39;t even start on vaccines here. Many of us do NOT vaccinate, since we believe they do more harm than good. Even those of us who do shots are doing it for a MEDICAL purpose....not cosmetic!Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-84007578762413551342010-04-25T22:47:37.227-07:002010-04-25T22:47:37.227-07:00I *do* feel bad about having my oldest circ&#39;d....I *do* feel bad about having my oldest circ&#39;d. And even when I did learn about the truth about it, it was difficult to convince my otherwise supportive in all things husband that is was ok for Little Two to look different from his daddy and brother. Things have to change somewhere. When people ask how I will explain their differences, I have 2 in mind. When they are younger, something as simple as &quot;Everybody&#39;s body is different.&quot; As they get older, &quot;We make it our goal to learn everyday. I learned a great deal in the time between your births, and one thing I learned was that it wasn&#39;t necessary as I had thought it was.&quot; Of course, their transition earth-side was SO different from each other (c-section followed by HBAC!), this is just one more thing to add to the list.Jennifer W.http://www.nerdtasticnecessities.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-20774382723692397532010-04-25T20:31:14.917-07:002010-04-25T20:31:14.917-07:00I had my son circ and I don&#39;t regret it. There...I had my son circ and I don&#39;t regret it. There is nothing wrong with it. If they get it done as a baby they don&#39;t even remember it. Just like when they get vaccinations, they cry, then forget. I think that everybody has there own opinion and is entitled to it. And I don&#39;t think that in-activists should try to shove their opinion down other peoples throats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-77261522151221697742010-04-25T07:03:26.166-07:002010-04-25T07:03:26.166-07:00My son is 11 and we kept him intact because his fa...My son is 11 and we kept him intact because his father insisted. (And we live in ultra-conservative Utah, where this issue isn&#39;t usually even brought up.) I probably would have gone along with the crowd and had him circumcised. I&#39;m glad my husband had the guts to bring it up with me and with the doctor. What a guy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-89721744407595714672010-04-23T18:13:15.562-07:002010-04-23T18:13:15.562-07:00A reason I&#39;ve heard a lot for having boys cut ...A reason I&#39;ve heard a lot for having boys cut is &quot;so he&#39;ll look like Daddy.&quot;<br /><br />The thing is, a baby boy&#39;s penis just doesn&#39;t look like an adult&#39;s penis. There&#39;s hair, for one thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-50454806553061774012010-04-21T18:12:46.021-07:002010-04-21T18:12:46.021-07:00I come from an intact family. I had a general idea...I come from an intact family. I had a general idea about circumcision and that it was lame, as in cosmetic, but I had never delved into anything deeper than that impression.<br /><br />So when we started dating as teens(I married my highschool sweetheart)he was actually the one to bring it up. He was cut as a baby and had stumbled across circumcision sites as a young teen. It helped him put a lot of things together (nightmares, odd fears such as a fear of hospitals and being restrained, etc). He was absolutely adamant that he would never let one of his children be mutilated. <br /><br />I of course had no problems with this and as we continued into marriage and pregnancy, I began researching it more and now consider myself a flaming intactivist. <br /><br />Infant circumcision is a form of rape, it is clearly mutilation even by the very definition, it is harmful and has no reason whatsoever to be in our society at all. <br /><br />~guggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-46352719157087211272010-04-21T13:04:33.176-07:002010-04-21T13:04:33.176-07:00When I was pregnant with my first, a boy, I never ...When I was pregnant with my first, a boy, I never really gave much thought to circumcision. I just figured, that&#39;s what you do. An online friend, who incidentally is a well-known intactivist, asked me if I was going to circumcise. I said yes, and cited all the bullshit reasons: it&#39;s cleaner, it looks better, bla bla bla. He then proceeded to barrage me with information. At first I was defensive, in an &quot;OMG, get your agenda off me, you bully!&quot; kind of way. But the more he persisted, the more I realized what he was saying made sense. When I looked at the pros and cons on each side, the &quot;reasons&quot; for circumcision just looked so...stupid. Keeping him intact just seemed like such a better choice. <br /><br />I&#39;m glad now that my friend didn&#39;t just pat me on the head and go, &quot;Whatever you feel is best, dear,&quot; like so many people do because they&#39;re afraid to offend a new mom. I say forget being PC. Speak the truth. You just might change someone&#39;s mind, like mine was changed.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475112158639748154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-78638523100761242972010-03-03T19:54:53.262-08:002010-03-03T19:54:53.262-08:00One friend of mine who had two sons, 13 and 15, me...One friend of mine who had two sons, 13 and 15, mentioned that both times they were circ&#39;d the nurses/ doctors commented on how large their penises were. It&#39;s so bizarre to me, first that we are already measuring their &quot;manhood&quot; as soon as their born (leading up to us altering nb&#39;s penises to look like erect adult penises), and second that we appreciate big penises, but we chop off so much off immediately after birth. Plus I&#39;ve seen the too much skin removed botches and I feel really sorry for these guys.SherwooDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155424479832497546noreply@blogger.com